"Wight" meaning in All languages combined

See Wight on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Old English Wiht, from Latin Vēctis (“Isle of Wight”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|Wiht}} Old English Wiht, {{der|en|la|Vēctis|t=Isle of Wight}} Latin Vēctis (“Isle of Wight”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wight
  1. The Isle of Wight. Derived forms: Back of the Wight
    Sense id: en-Wight-en-name-VY2jK1za
  2. A sea area comprising part of the English Channel, from the southern English coast down to Normandy.
    Sense id: en-Wight-en-name-RShs0pXI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 55 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 60 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Scottish and English surname, from the noun wight. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wight
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Wight-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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